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AZAL PFC 
Full name AZAL Peşəkar Futbol Klubu Nickname(s) Təyyarəçilər (The Pilots) Founded 1996 Ground AZAL Stadium,
Baku
(Capacity: 3,000)President 
Fikrat HuseynovManager Vacant League Azerbaijan Premier League 2010–11 4th 
Home coloursAway coloursAZAL PFC (Azerbaijani: AZAL Peşəkar Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Şüvəlan, Baku. The club competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
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History
The club were established in 1996 as a futsal club under the name of AMMK. It participated in regional futsal league from the season 1996/97 till 2003/04. [1][2]AMMK also represented Azerbaijan in UEFA Futsal Cup 2003/04 season.
They became professional football team in 2004 and joined the Azerbaijani Second Division. They came 1st in their first season and changed their name to Olimpik Baku for next season. In 2009, the club renamed from Olimpik Baku to Olimpik-Shuvalan PFC Baku.[3][4]The club once again renamed in 2010, this time to AZAL PFC due sponsorship reasons from airline company Azerbaijan Airlines.[5][6]However, club represented as Olimpik-Shuvalan in UEFA competitions due UEFA's sponsorship regulations.[7]
Stadium
AZAL Stadium (Azerbaijani: AZAL stadionu) is a multi-use stadium in Shuvelan settlement of Baku, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of AZAL PFC. The stadium holds 3,000 people and opened in 2011.
On 17 February 2011, UEFA approved this stadium to be used for international football matches and gave 2 stars for stadium category.[8][9]
League and domestic cup history
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup 2004-05 2nd 1 14 10 3 1 25 9 33 1/16 Finals 2005–06 1st 12 26 5 8 13 15 27 23 1/8 Finals 2006–07 1st 6 24 11 8 5 28 17 41 1/8 Finals 2007–08 1st 2 26 17 7 2 29 7 58 Quarter Finals 2008–09 1st 6 26 12 8 6 32 18 44 Quarter Finals 2009–10 1st 7 42 16 13 13 47 29 61 Semi-Finals 2010–11 1st 4 32 13 10 9 36 28 49 Semi-Finals European cup history
As of June 30, 2011.
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate 2008–09 UEFA Cup Q1 
Vojvodina Novi Sad 1–1 0–1 1–2 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Q1 
Minsk 1–1 1–2 2–3 - Q = Qualifying
Current squad
- As of 2 September 2011
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 1 GK Amil Agacanov 2 
DF Robert Petrov 3 DF Usim Nduka 4 MF Namig Abdullazade 5 MF Agil Nabiyev (captain) 6 
DF Mindaugas Daunoravicius 7 MF Tarlan Khalilov 8 FW Elshan Mammadov 9 MF Vusal Garayev 10 
MF Nugzar Kvirtiya 11 
MF Zouhir Benouahi No. Position Player 12 GK Jahangir Hasanzade 14 MF Orkhan Safiyaroglu 15 
FW Gheorghe Boghiu 16 MF Branislav Arsenijević 17 
MF Viktor Ibekoyi 19 MF Huseyn Akhundov 20 MF Mensur Limani 22 MF Elgun Abbasli 23 
FW Tales Schutz 25 
FW Christian Ruiz 88 
MF Ervin Bulku Notable former players
- Azerbaijan
- Tarlan Ahmadov
- Elvin Aliyev
- Ilgar Gurbanov
- Vidadi Rzayev
- Mahir Shukurov
- Fábio Ramim
- Leandro Gomes
- Moldova
- Anatoli Doros
- Serghei Lascenkov
Managers
- Shakir Garibov (2004–2005)
Stepan Čordaš (2005)- Petar Kurčubić (2005–2006)
- Asgar Abdullayev (2006–2009)
- Nazim Suleymanov (2009–2011)
- Elkhan Abdullayev (2011)
References
- ^ Futsalplanet
- ^ Futsalplanet
- ^ “Olimpik” club to be renamed
- ^ ФК "Олимпик" переименован (Russian)
- ^ "Olimpik-Şüvəlan" adını dəyişib, AZAL oldu (Azerbaijani)
- ^ АЗАЛ в премьер-лиге (Russian)
- ^ "АЗАЛ заявит на Лигу Европы игрока сборной Албании". http://extratime.az/article.php?aid=25799. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "AZAL artıq yeni stadionunda matç keçirə bilər". http://www.premyerliqa.az/?goal=news&id=670. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
- ^ "АЗАЛ разрешили проводить еврокубки на домашнем стадионе". http://www.azerisport.com/football/20110216124117111.html. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
External links
Azerbaijan Premier League · 2011–12 AZAL · Baku · Gabala · Inter Baku · Kəpəz · Khazar Lankaran · Neftchi Baku · Qarabağ · Ravan · Simurq · Sumgayit · Turan TovuzSummer 2011 transfers · Winter 2012 transfers · Foreign playersCategories:- Azerbaijani football clubs
- Sport in Baku
- Association football clubs established in 1996
- Azerbaijani sport stubs
- European football club stubs
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